Landlords: What Happens Next?

Wight Lettings – Tenant Finder Only Service

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Our Tenant Finder Only package is designed for landlords who want help sourcing and referencing tenants but prefer to manage the tenancy themselves. Here’s how the process works:

Property Details & Marketing

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We take the details of your property and advertise it across our platforms to reach the widest audience of prospective tenants.

Enquiries & Viewings

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We handle tenant enquiries and arrange property viewings on your behalf.

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Applications & Referencing

​​Interested tenants complete an application form.

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We carry out full references, including credit, employment, and previous landlord checks.

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🏡 Wight Lettings – How We Handle Tenant Applications & Referencing

To make sure we find you the most suitable tenant while keeping costs under control, we follow a simple process:

1. Applications Received

   • We collect applications from all interested parties.

   • Each applicant provides details on their income, employment, household size, pets, and other key information.

2. Pre-Screening

   • We carefully review the applications against your requirements (e.g. income level, employment stability, pets, smoking, household size).

   • Unsuitable applicants are filtered out at this stage.

3. Shortlisting

   • We select the strongest 1–2 applicants that best meet your criteria.

   • We’ll discuss these with you and agree who to proceed with.

4. Referencing

   • We put only the chosen applicant (or household) through referencing checks.

   • Referencing includes financial checks, employment verification, and previous landlord references (where applicable).

5. Backup Applicant

   • If the chosen applicant does not pass referencing, we can then approach the reserve applicant (with your approval).

⚖️ This approach ensures:

• Your money is not wasted on unnecessary reference checks.

• Only the most suitable applicants are considered.

• You remain in control of the final decision.

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​Tenant Selection

Once referencing is complete, we present the results to you.

The final choice of tenant is always yours as the landlord.

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Tenancy Agreement

We can provide you with a standard Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) agreement, ready for you and your tenants to sign.

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Deposit & First Month’s Rent

We collect the tenancy deposit and first month’s rent from the tenant.

These funds are transferred to you, and it becomes your responsibility to protect the deposit in a government-approved scheme.

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Handover to Landlord

Once everything is in place, we hand the tenancy over to you.

From this point onwards, you will be responsible for managing the property, rent collection, and any repairs/maintenance.

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👉 In short: we find, check, and prepare the tenant – you manage the tenancy from the day they move in.